How should we understand artificial intelligence in the light of Catholic teaching?
Join us for What Good News Day as Fr Hugh MacKenzie explores the opportunities and challenges AI presents for humanity, faith and human dignity.
In his recent encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo writes:
“In the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human.”
Fr Hugh MacKenzie is a priest of the Diocese of Westminster and chaplain at Westminster Cathedral. He holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and serves as chaplain at St John’s Hospice and to the Cathedral Choir School.
Saturday 26 September 2026
11:00am–1:30pm (10:00am–12:30pm GMT)
Catholic Church of Christ the Eternal High Priest
410 Brentwood Road, Gidea Park, RM2 6DH
Please attend in person if you can. Tea and coffee will be available in the hall from 10:30am. Please bring a packed lunch.
The church is easily accessible via the Elizabeth line, with a five-minute walk from the station.
Free live stream: www.whatgoodnews.org
No prior booking is necessary. A recording of the talk will also be available afterwards. Come and explore what it means to remain “profoundly human” in an age of artificial intelligence
